Pop Culture Trivia Questions Xv
POP CULTURE TRIVIA QUESTIONS XV
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1> Who was the only one of "Charlie's Angels" to get an Emmy nomination, and in fact got three in a row?
a. Cheryl Ladd b. Kate Jackson c. Farrah Fawcett-Majors d. Jaclyn Smith
2> As Matt Dillon, James Arness played the same character for a record 20 years. What sitcom character tied the record?
a. Archie Bunker b. Hawkeye Pierce c. Frasier Crane d. Lucy Ricardo
3> Who got all wrathful playing Khan on the Star Trek episode "Space Seed", as well as in the second movie?
a. Patrick Stewart b. Ricardo Montalban c. Christopher Plummer d. William Shatner
4> As played by Gerald McRaney, John "Mac" McGillis was "Major Dad". In which branch of the armed forces was he a major?
a. Marines b. Army c. Navy d. Air Force
5> If Ken Jennings managed to get every single answer right on an episode of Jeopardy, how many questions would he get?
a. 44 b. 61 c. 32 d. 50
6> In a world where trivia questions have answers, one person's voice was loud and clear. Maybe two. You've probably heard Don LaFontaine's deep, dramatic voice countless times. Likewise Ashton Smith's. How?
a. Telling you that "you have mail" b. Doing voice-overs for movie trailers c. Announcing WWE wrestling d. Reminding you that cornflakes are great
7> James Cameron's first choice as the Terminator, whom did the studio reject, fearing nobody would buy him as a merciless killing machine?
a. OJ Simpson b. Robert Redford c. Anthony Hopkins d. Jackie Chan
8> Who became famous playing a guy with metal fingertips (Edward Scissorhands) and made his debut in another movie about a guy with metal fingertips (Freddie Krueger)?
a. John Cusack b. Johnny Depp c. Sean Penn d. John Malkovich
9> Per the 2004 movie title, what did Will Ferrell's legendary Ron Burgundy do for a living?
a. College professor b. Anchorman c. Pizza delivery boy d. Cheerleader
10> Whose movies are described here? At Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, an American Beauty was Swimming With the Sharks, worried that The Usual Suspects would Pay It Forward.
a. Kevin Spacey b. Morgan Freeman c. Val Kilmer d. Brad Pitt
11> Born in Pondicherry, India, but raised in Pennsylvania, his first and middle names are Manoj Nelliyattu. What is his last name?
a. Ivory b. Shyamalan c. Merchant d. Ray
12> Heard as a UK football chant in the 1990s, "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" originally appeared in what Monty Python movie?
a. Monty Python's Life of Brian b. Monty Python and the Holy Grail c. Monty Python's Meaning of Life d. Monty Python - Live at the Hollywood Bowl
13> In what movie is Lt John Dunbar renamed Sungmanitutonka ob Waci after an encounter with Two Socks?
a. Dances With Wolves b. Predator c. The Blair Witch Project d. Alien
14> As played by Michael Dorn, who was the only Klingon in Star Fleet?
a. Worf b. Dax c. Quark d. Tuvok
15> After I died in a freak prop gun accident while making The Crow, the film of my death was destroyed and digital imaging was used so that I could finish my scenes. Who am I?
a. Steve McQueen b. James Dean c. Brandon Lee d. Vic Morrow
Answers:
1> Kate Jackson - Kate had a starring role in Scarecrow and Mrs. King, an action drama in which she played housewife Amanda King. 2> Frasier Crane - Kelsey Grammer has received Emmy Award nominations for portraying Crane on three different NBC shows. 3> Ricardo Montalban - Ricardo is probably best remembered for his role of Mr. Roarke on the TV show Fantasy Island. 4> Marines - Major Dad originally ran from 1989 to 1993 on CBS. 5> 61 - In 2004, Jennings won 74 Jeopardy games before he was defeated by Nancy Zerg. 6> Doing voice-overs for movie trailers - Don LaFontaine died on September 1, 2008, at the age of 68, following complications from a pneumothorax. 7> OJ Simpson - On December 5, 2008, Simpson was sentenced to a total of thirty-three years in prison for his part in a Las Vegas robbery. 8> Johnny Depp - Johnny was listed in the 2012 Guinness Book of World Records as the highest paid actor, at $75 million. 9> Anchorman - A sequel is set for a theatrical release on December 1, 2013. 10> Kevin Spacey - Spacey received an Academy Award for 'The Usual Suspects' (Best Supporting Actor) and an Academy Award for 'American Beauty' (Best Actor). 11> Shyamalan - Shyamalan is best known for making movies with contemporary supernatural plots. 12> Monty Python's Life of Brian - The movie contains themes of religious satire that were controversial at the time of its release. 13> Dances With Wolves - Dances with Wolves is a western film that was directed, produced by, and starred Kevin Costner. It was released in 1990. 14> Worf - Michael has appeared on-screen in more Star Trek episodes and movies as the same character than anyone else in the franchise. 15> Brandon Lee - At the time of Brandon's death, only eight days were left before completion of the movie. It was completed with stuntmen and computer effects.